PVC Projects for the Outdoorsman : Building Shelters, Camping Gear, Weapons and More Out of Plastic Pipe [Paperback]

Tom Forbes (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1581600216 | ISBN-13: 978-1581600216 | Publication Date: March 1, 1999

Learn how to make inexpensive and practical gear such as snowshoes, an equipment raft, shelters--including a teepee and a portable ground blind--a boot dryer and even a blowgun in your home workshop out of durable PVC pipe. Photos and easy-to-follow instructions show you how to construct more than 30 projects.

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About the Author

Tom Forbes, an avid outdoorsman, survival expert, and backyard builder, is a member of the National Guard in South Dakota.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581600216
• ISBN-13: 978-1581600216
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #703,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!!, June 18, 2001

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David Palazar (New River, MT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PVC Projects for the Outdoorsman : Building Shelters, Camping Gear, Weapons and More Out of Plastic Pipe (Paperback)

Aside from being EXTREMELY short, the ideas in this book are so simplistic anyone who could not come up with them on thier own should check their brain to see if it's still working! It is a total waste of money and should in NO way be lumped together with the REAL survivalist and handyman books written by Ragnar Benson...his books actually teach you something more than how to waste your money!

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars PukeVC, September 6, 2000

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Alex Mulfinger (Linden, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PVC Projects for the Outdoorsman : Building Shelters, Camping Gear, Weapons and More Out of Plastic Pipe (Paperback)

This book was unoriginal junk. Almost everything in the book was projects that could have been thought up by a two year old with an idea of what pvc was and some crayons. The only remotely interesting project was for the sled. Why isn't the spudgun included in this book??? Definitly NOT worth the $17 I paid to buy it and have it shipped.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Crude, simple and just plan stupid ideas for pvc piping., May 23, 2006

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C. Wilkins (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PVC Projects for the Outdoorsman : Building Shelters, Camping Gear, Weapons and More Out of Plastic Pipe (Paperback)

Okay, so you read the title. What a rip off. Most of these ideas are just plain stupid. Use a section of 6" pipe with a cap on the end as a bucket. But, my all time favorite is to use two small pipes with caps. You are to place two roofing nails through the caps and cover the nails with cork. Then thread para-cord throught he ends and wear them around your neck. These are to be used while ice fishing. If you fall through the ice you just grab one in each hand and jab them into the ice. The cork will fall away and those cheap roofing nails will dig into the ice. Most of the ideas are not even worth mentioning. Like placing two pieces of pvc pipe together in an 'x' to make a bi-pod for a rifle. It is just endless usless, stupid ideas that follow one after another as you turn the pages. Just place 'pvc projecs' into any seach engine and get real ideas that work. I hate this book so much, the only reason I keep it is to remind me not to by stupid publications like this again in the future. What a waste of time and money. And to think the author actually got paid to write a second book!!